Course Live Chat Session or Mini-Lesson
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Note: Citations of personal communications such as emails (instant messages, online live chats, etc.), should not appear in your APA reference list. Cite them in-text only.
Note: If you are citing a recorded live chat or micro lesson, you should cite it as a video.
In-text Citation Format and Example
Note: Your in-text citation should include the initials and last name of the author/person who made the comment and the Month Day, Year.
Parenthetical citation: (A. Author, personal communication, Month Day, Year)
Example
Not citing is equal to stealing from an author (N. T. Grant, personal communication, May 3, 2024).
Narrative citation: A. Author (personal communication, Month Day, Year)
Example
N. T. Grant notes that not citing is equal to stealing from an author (personal communication, May 3, 2024).
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